For Thanksgiving Weekend: Almost Instant Dessert

If you need an instant dessert during the Thanksgiving holiday, we've almost got one for you.

By Anne Vassal

| October/November 1998

Pound cake, frozen yogurt, and raspberry sauce — pile one on top of the other and you have an instant dessert.PHOTO: ESOKOLOVSKAYA/FOTOLIA

We all know the traditional Thanksgiving dessert is pumpkin pie, but let's suppose 1) you're pressed for time, and 2) your guests, if any, don't hew to tradition. In that case, the combination of pound cake, vanilla frozen yogurt, and raspberry sauce is an excellent instant dessert (Okay, almost instant; you still have to make the sauce).

Prepare the raspberry sauce at least an hour before serving and refrigerate. Cut the pound cake into one-inch cubes and store in a plastic bag until serving. Assemble the dessert by placing a layer of pound cake in a dessert bowl, then adding a scoop of ice cream topped with the raspberry sauce. (serves 2-3)

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